It's October 3rd.Β #MeanGirlsDay
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Since June: The Emu War, Mrs Warren's Profession, Here We Are, Girl From The North Country, Inter Alia, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Moulin Rouge, Till The Stars Come Down, Clueless, Brigadoon, Devil Wears Prada, Titanique, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Good Night Oscar, Hercules.
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ποΈ Member blog ποΈ
What happens when English teachers come together to share, reflect, and reignite creativity?
@johncmurphy7 captures the spirit of LitdriveCPD: Southampton in our latest blog π
litdrive.org.uk/igniting-thi...
#TeamEnglish #LitdriveCPD
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LitdriveCPD: Southampton June 2025 Slides | litdriveUK
Slides now online #TeamEnglish! #LitdriveCPD litdrive.org.uk/resources/li...
20.06.2025 15:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Following my own session on pair and group work, that's an end to the third year of #LitdriveCPD Southampton. Thank you to @thequotationbank.bsky.social and #MTPTProject for sharing resources and information, and to the 28 attendees. Slides from sessions will be shared soon! @litdrive.bsky.social
18.06.2025 17:02 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Will's focus is creativity in the classroom - already, poetry ambassadors and the Verse Mentors podcast has been highlighted. #LitdriveCPD
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Middling Culture
Middling Culture online exhibition collection and virtual tours - home of the Shakespearean Memory Parlour. Cutting edge educational web tours with full admin management. 3D VR, panoramas, super high ...
Quick tour of the virtual Shakespeare parlour! Such an interesting resource. www.cloudtour.tv/middling-cul....
Emily is now making links to how to link all of this to our lessons and integrating context meaningfully and purposefully. #LitdriveCPD
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Callan and Emily are now speaking - already sharing interesting perspectives about 'middling culture.' #LitdriveCPD
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So important to highlight the power of creativity, giving it space in our lessons, and inspiring our pupils to take risks in their writing. #LitdriveCPD
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Are pupils given time to craft and secure their knowledge - including letter formations - before they are being asked to produce a definitive outcome? #LitdriveCPD
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Shaping a culture of writing is key. It's important to reframe and prioritise the process of writing rather than the end result of data etc.
Is the investment in phonics and reading for pleasure going to carry on to writing, too? #LitdriveCPD
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Hannah is speaking first about igniting a love of writing. #LitdriveCPD
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Hubbub of chat means we must be about to start #LitdriveCPD in Southampton! @litdrive.bsky.social @thequotationbank.bsky.social
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Shows over the past month: The Great Gatsby, Titanique, MJ, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Frogs, Shucked, My Neighbour Totoro, Hadestown, and (from tonight) Evita.
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ποΈ LitdriveCPD: Southampton ποΈ
Just one day to go! Join us for subject-specific CPD at St Anneβs Catholic School & Sixth Form College tomorrow, Wed 18 June.
See 𧡠for the programme!
π Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1358489411...
#LitdriveCPD
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ποΈ LitdriveCPD: Southampton ποΈ
One week! Join us for subject-specific CPD at St Anneβs Catholic School & Sixth Form College on Wed 18 June.
See 𧡠for info on the speakers!
#LitdriveCPD
11.06.2025 06:01 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Ready for our upcoming #LitdriveCPD regional event in #Southampton! Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/litdrivecp... π @litdrive.bsky.social #TeamEnglish #EngChatUK #Hampshire @uosmedia.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social
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ποΈ LitdriveCPD: Southampton ποΈ
Join us on Wednesday 18 June at St Anne's Catholic School and Sixth Form College in Southampton for sessions covering topics such as writing, Shakespeare, oracy and group work. π
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1358489411...
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
14.05.2025 06:01 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Delighted to be hosting a #LitdriveCPD event in Southampton for the third year π Would love to hear from more speakers from #TeamEnglish - sign up here to share your thoughts, insights or practice with some lovely people! litdrive.org.uk/speaker-subm... #EngchatUK @litdrive.bsky.social
09.05.2025 17:36 β π 0 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
In the past month: Kyoto, Cabaret, Oliver, World of Tim Burton exhibition, Moulin Rouge, Aaron Tveit, We Aren't Kids Anymore, Here We Are, The Brightening Air, Krapp's Last Tape.
04.05.2025 13:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
@colin-ryan.bsky.social Hey! Was chatting with you yesterday at Cabaret - just appeared as suggestion to follow on insta! Hope today went well.
11.04.2025 18:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π¨ New upload π¨
#LitdriveCPD25: The available slides from our national conference are now up on our website. π
π Find them here:
Session 1: buff.ly/UbFUJKL
Session 2: buff.ly/j8PVh4S
Session 3: buff.ly/RiakpU7
Session 4: buff.ly/zxnqPXj
Session 5: buff.ly/bnLrhQL
Session 6: buff.ly/Vetyta2
02.04.2025 10:18 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Whirlwind of a day at #LitdriveCPD25 Thanks @litdrive.bsky.social for letting me talk even more than usual about theatre π Went to great sessions, and nice to finally meet @nikkicarlin1.bsky.social @saysmiss.bsky.social in person! π
29.03.2025 18:17 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Great day so far, and delivered my own session first thing this morning! #LitdriveCPD25 @litdrive.bsky.social
29.03.2025 14:06 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Arrived in Birmingham for @litdrive.bsky.social #LitdriveCPD25! Session 1, in room 227 tomorrow ππ #LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
28.03.2025 21:06 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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π Check out the latest schedule so you can plan your day π
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Tickets for our National Conference have now SOLD OUT! Thank you to everyone who coming along - we look forward to seeing you on Saturday!
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#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
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This evening: London Soundtrack Festival @lporchestra.bsky.social at #SouthbankCentre, including appearances from David Cronenberg to present Howard Shore with an award, and Ian McKellen to introduce some of Shore's work on #LordOfTheRings
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#RetrogradeWestEnd this afternoon
22.03.2025 17:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Education evidence geek. COO @TeacherTapp Trustee @GreenshawTrust. @Leaders_Plus mentor. Editor ResearchEd Guide To SEND. Mum to mini-piesers.
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Assistant Headteacher (and English teacher) in a Welsh-medium school. MSt graduate (University of Cambridge) and regional advocate for #LitDrive
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